iPhone App compared with standard blood pressure measurement –The iPARR trial

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 233; pp. 102 - 108
• Main Authors: Dörr, Marcus, Weber, Stefan, Birkemeyer, Ralf, Leonardi, Licia, Winterhalder, Clemens, Raichle, Christina J., Brasier, Noé, Burkard, Thilo, Eckstein, Jens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Algorithms; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure Determination - instrumentation; Blood Pressure Determination - methods; Blood Pressure Determination - statistics & numerical data; Cameras; Commercialization; Female; Health risks; Humans; Hypertension; Informed consent; Male; Middle Aged; Mobile Applications; Photoplethysmography; Pressure measurement; Recording; Reproducibility of Results; Smartphone; Smartphones; Systole; Values; Germany

The possibility to use built-in smartphone-cameras for photoplethysmographic (PPG) recording of pulse waves lead to the release of numerous health apps, claiming to measure blood pressure (BP) based on PPG signals. Even though these apps are highly popular, not a single one is clinically validated....